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Abitare 545

Regeneration, Re-Use and Restoration. At the newsstands from June 5

The new issue of Abitare is on the newsstands from June 5. 160 pages of stories, projects, ideas and visions dedicated to the theme of re-use and restoration, with a focus devoted to Rome: always an experimental laboratory of regeneration, it is of more use than ever to understanding the phase in which we find ourselves.

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Abitare 544 content

ROME

In Rome Time is Preserved and Does not Dieby Giorgio Montefoschi
The passionate account of a writer who has described the Eternal City in many of his novels

Pause for Regenerationby Chiara Maranzana
Now that the era of grand operations of urban marketing has come to an end, Rome seems to be drawing breath. Relying on its own resources, it is embarking on a major plan of urban development focused on disused and underutilized areas

An Endless Playgroundby Adam Nathaniel Furman
Rome is unique – thanks to its history, art, architecture from a series of periods and which are expressed in a series of ways. It is also a city which is an endless source of exotic pleasure for all those who were not born or brought up there.

An Elegant Interpretation of the Classicalby Irene Guzman
The Lazzarini Pickering studio has given new meaning and character to a large apartment in the centre of Rome, while paying respect to the historical elements present and revealing the impressive original decorations in a new way. The interventions have been limited but the overall effect is impressive

Illusions of Perspectiveby Emilia Giorgi
A flat in Rome renovated by the Morq studio interacts with the architecture of the historic building in which it is located, as well as with the city and its unique atmosphere

PROJECTS

The Master Retraces His Stepsby Roberto Cremascoli
A restaurant and tea house on the Portuguese coast has been given a new lease of life thanks to the restoration and renovation carried out, in an exceptional way, by Álvaro Siza who, as a young trainee in the Távora studio, had designed it and overseen its construction in the 1950s

A Sense of Historyby Silvia Botti
The former building of the Shanghai Stock Exchange has been undergoing renovation by Stefano Boeri Architetti China. It will become a Sino-Italian centre for the exchange of ideas about design, but has already established an unprecedented link with Italian culture and its capacity to exploit existing heritage

Clash! Old and New Togetherby Sara Banti
With the new Fondazione Prada in Milan OMA has returned to a highly topical theme and one that is dear to Koolhaas: that of the necessary conjunction of the historical and the contemporary. Here the project leader Federico Pompignoli, one of fifteen Italian architects working for the Dutch firm, invites us to reflect on the theme of ambiguity

Italians of Albaniaby Giuseppe Pullara
Marco Petreschi has restored and expanded the headquarters of the National Bank in Tirana, a building designed in the 1930s by Vittorio Ballio Morpurgo, with respect for the original architecture and decoration but with a representation of the new spirit of a now democratic nation

The Discovery of Symbolic Valueby Marco Sammicheli
Even in Qatar, where the construction of new buildings is a constant feature of the country’s development and a way of forging its identity, the idea of reusing historical structures is gaining ground: like the Civil Defence Building of Doha, designed by Ibrahim Jaidah

STORIES

Non-depreciable Capitalby Marco Sammicheli
Investing in culture has become a strategic move on the part of many banks, who have chosen to consolidate their reputation while making a contribution to civil as well as the economic growth of the areas in which they operate. Here we examine the case of Intesa Sanpaolo’s Gallerie d’Italia, an impressive private collection which is being shared with the local community

The Value of an Idea (and an Ideal)by Francesca Oddo
The ENI Village in the Dolomites is being given a new lease of life while preserving important traces of Enrico Mattei and Edoardo Gellner’s original project – it is moving from a kind of social enterprise to becoming an asset for all. In addition to real-estate development, the current owners are also investing in contemporary art, education and new technologies

Green Lines that Revitalize Citiesby Pietro Mezzi
The disused railway tracks that run through entire sections of many industrial cities of the 19th and 20th centuries are being turned into parks, recreational spaces and cycle paths. As a result dereliction and decay are avoided, while good social practices and sustainable means of transport are promoted. But the local economy benefits too

From Manure Are Born Innovationsby Sara Banti
At Castelbosco, near Piacenza, an enlightened dairy farmer is working miracles with the faeces of his cows. He uses them to produce power, advanced fertilizers, bricks and plaster. And he is involving artists in his project

ITEMS

The Intelligent House Is within Anyone’s Reachby Marco Consoli
Home automation is no longer something that will happen ‘in the future’. Today with tiny devices, non-invasive interventions and a PC, tablet or smartphone it is easy to organize and manage all kinds of domestic functions and even turn an old house into a dwelling more suited to the third millennium

Classic, Technological, Contemporaryby Mia Pizzi
A measured, discreet idea of style – far removed from both icy minimalism and brash opulence – that is all about elegant forms, exquisite materials and fine details. We present some of the furnishings, lighting, materials and solutions that were setting the pace at the Milan Furniture Fair

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22 August 2019

Founded in 1961 by Piera Peroni Abitare magazine has crossed the history of costume, architecture and design, international, following in its pages the evolution of our ways of life and how we inhabit places